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IJATENTED DEG. 27, 1964. C. T. FERGUSSONu HAT.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.2. M03v i @www llNiTnn STATES Patented December27, 1904.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 778,536, dated December27, 1904.

Application tiled October 2, 1903. Serial No. 175,446.

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Be it known that I, CoNsTANcE T. FERGUS- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing' in New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hats, of which the following is a specification.

This .invention relates to hats, the object of the invention being toprovide a womans combiiiatioii-liat particularly adapted for use inautomobiling and touring and which can be manipulated to protect thehead and hair and also the face of the wearer or arranged to present aliighly-pleasing and stylish appearance.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a front view of one form of frame of my improvedautomobile-hat with iiaps located in position to protect the hair andhead of the wearer. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of such frame, showingthe flaps in their raised or elevated position. Fig. 3 is a front viewof a trimmed hat corresponding to F ig. l, and Fig. 4 is a view of atrimmed hat correspondingto Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate like' parts in the severalfigures of the drawings.

lt is well known that great diliiculty is eX- perienccd by woiiien inprotecting their heads, particularly the hair, from dust and dirt whileautoiiiobiliiig, various meansmsuch, for instance, as veils andunbecoming head-gearbeing' used for this purpose. i Furthermore, whenhead-gear is used which will protect the hair of the wearer it isusually so unsightly that it is not practicable or desirable to wear thesame to any social function should it be desired to use the automobileas a conveyance thereto or to stop @a wat@ on a trip to attend the same.

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide acombination-hat capable of sent a stylish, ornamental, and pleasingappearance, so that the wearer could attend a social function while @nrout@ on an automobile trip witliout the necessity of changing her hat.

As a preface to a further description of this improved combination-hatit is be understood that it may be'trinimed in various ways to accordwith the prevailing style and can also be made up of different forms orframes, the latter of different material; but in the preferred formthereof the frame is so made up that it presents a triangularappearance, whereby the hat is particularly well adapted to aordprotection against the wind.

This improved hat comprises in a general way in the form shown a crown,a brim or offset portion, and adjustable means secured to the brim, thearrangement of which adjustable means gives the desired appearance tothe hat. It is to be understood, however, that if the prevailing stylerequired a brimless hat the flaps could be connected to the crown, whichmight be specially constructed for that purpose.

In the present instance the crown 2, which may be of any ordinary orsuitable construction or shape, has a brim 3, shown as of triangularformation, thereby presenting a threesided appearance, to each side ofwhich is -secured an adjustable liap t, the connection between the brimand the flap being a swinging one. It will of course be understood thatsuitable stiffening means may be used, such as whalebone 5 or othersuitable material, for stiffening the flaps or brim, as occasion mayrequire and according to the character of the materialout of which theparts are made. To maintain the flaps 4 up around the crown or downaround the hair, some suitable means may be used, shown in the presentinstance as a continuous elastic band or cord 6, passing through tapesor eyelets 7, secured to the flaps, whereby this cord may automaticallyshift to adjust itself to strain during the adjustment of the flaps. ltis to be understood, however, that other means may be used formaintaining the flaps in position and otherwise attached, if desired.

The trimming ofthe hat, of course, will cor- IOO respond with theprevailing style. For a winter hat the flaps could properly be trimmedon one side-for instance, the outer side 8 when the iiaps are up, Figs.2 and 4-with fur, so that when turned down around the head and face thefur will come against the cheeks and neck of the wearer and not onlyafford protection to the hair and head of the wearer against dust,protect the face of the wearer against wind, but also maintain the faceand ears warm and comfortable.

In making up the hat some material-as, for instance, fabric to match thecrown or harmonize with the general design of the hat-may be insertedbetween the flaps and cover to conceal the elastic band. The insertion,here designated by 9, may be made yieldable in some suitable manner-as,for instance, by shirring to permit the manipulation of the iaps. Suchcurtain not only serves as a protection to the hair when the flaps aredown, but also as an ornamentation, particularly when the iiaps areturned up.

In using the hat when about to go on an automobile trip the flaps areturned down by the wearer, whereby the head and the hair and to a largeextent the face will be protected from dust, dirt, and wind. When,however, the trip is ended or a stoppage is effected and the wearerdesires to rearrange her head-gear to present a more pleasingappearance, the flaps are simply turned up, whereupon the trimming,which may be on the under side of the flaps when the latter are aroundthe face, will be on the outside, and as this trimming may be differentfrom that on the opposite side of the flaps and may be highly ornamentaland as it has been protected by being on the inside of the flaps fromdust and dirt it will not only look fresh and clean, but will give thehead a pleasing and becoming appearance,

while it immediately loses all semblance to an automobile-hat.

When the adjustable flaps have been swung into their downward or upwardpositions, the elastic cord 6, which has been expanded during theadjustment, contracts to such an eX- tent as to maintain said flapsfirmly in their adjusted positions.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. An automobile-hatcomprising a crown, a brim, aplurality of adjustable flaps, and meansfor retaining said fiaps in their adjusted positions.

2. An automobile-hat comprising a crown, a brim, a series of adjustablefiaps, and shiftable means for retaining said tlaps in their adjustedpositions.

3. A sporting-hat comprising a crown, a brim, shiftable flaps havingswinging connection with said brim, and stiffening means for some of theparts thereof.

4. A sporting-hat comprising a crown, a brim, a series of adjustableflaps, and elastic means for retainingsaid flaps in their adjustedpositions.

5. A hat comprising a crown, a triangular brim, swinging flaps attachedto said brim and adapted to be raised around said crown or to be turneddown to protect the hair of the wearer, and shiftable elastic means formaintaining said iiaps in their adjusted positions.

6. An automobile-hat comprising a crown, a brim, and a series ofadjustable iiaps connected to said brim and adapted to be turned down toprotect the hair, or to be turned up around the crown.

7. An automobile-hat comprising a crown, a brim and a series of swingingflaps provided with trimming on the outer side thereof when such flapsare turned up, thereby to present an ornamental appearance, and adaptedto assist in protecting the face when the iiaps are turned down.

8. An automobile-hat comprising a crown, and a triangular-shaped brimcarrying a flap or flaps adapted to be shifted up or down.

9. A hat having a crown portion and three substantially equal flapshinged thereto at equal distances apart and having curtains between saidflaps adapted to aiford protection to the wearer when turned down and toenter into the decoration of the hat when turned up.

lO. An automobile-hat comprising a crown and a brim and a number offlaps carried by the brim and spaced apart, and a curtain connecting thefiaps and overlying the crown when the iiaps are up, and when the sameare down serving as a shield.

l1. An automobile-hat comprising a crown and a brim, hinged flapscarried thereby and spaced apart, yieldable means connecting the flapsto hold them in their positions of adjustment, and curtains connectingthe iiaps and concealing said yieldable means, and such curtains servingto overlie the crown ornamentally when the fiaps are turned up and tooverlie portions of the head of the wearer when the flaps are turneddown.

l2. The combination in a womans hat, of a portion for covering the headhaving offsets from the head at the lower part thereof, and iaps hingedto said offset portions, the hinge connection of each iiap being offsetfrom the head of the wearer.

13. A womans hat comprising a crown portion, oHsets adjacent to thelower part thereof, shaped to give a triangular appearance, flapspermanently hinged to such offsets to be turned up or down, and meansfor maintaining the flaps in either of their adjusted positions.

14C. A womans hat comprising acrown portion and a plurality of iiapsconstructed to be turned down to protect the hair of the wearer or up togiveadiiferent appearance, such flaps adjacent to the crown beinglocated relatively remote to the head of the wearer, so that when theflaps are turned down the inclination of such iiaps will be outwardlyfrom the free TOO IlO

edges thereof and away from the crown, and l ing a portion forengagement with the head of means for maintaining the iiaps in either ofthe wearer and a portion relatively remote their adjusted positions.therefrom, flaps connected to such relatively l5. Awomans hat Comprisinga crown porremote portion, to be turned up or down, and I 5 5 tion, arear flap, and a pair of side flaps lomeans for holding' the flaps ineither of their cated with their rear endls adjaclnt to the outeiradjusted positions. ends or' the rear flap anc with t eir front enc s fs merging' toward each other, all carried to be QONSTAB CE T BERGUSSONturned up or down, and means for retaining` Witnesses: IO the iiaps ineither of their said positions. ALAN R. FERGUSSON,

16. AWomanshatcomprisingaCrown, hav- C. H. VEED.

